CloudMounter is a menu bar application that connects to cloud services like connecting to network hard drives. Connect to OneDrive, for example, and you’ll see it appear as a network volume in Finder. You don’t need to use cumbersome custom sync or backup programs just to access your files. Instead, you can access all your […]
iOS Hack: Silence Your iPhone’s Outgoing Message Sound
The iPhone’s Messages app isn’t perfect, but it’s mostly inoffensive. There is one thing, however, that drives me up the wall: the “woosh” sound on sent text messages. Sure, it’s utterly unreasonable to be so annoyed by something so small, but I am not the only one! If you, too, hate the outgoing message sound […]
2019 Is a Big Year for Apple
2019 will be a big year for Apple at large, but the Mac in particular.. Apple has a number of pies in the oven that are about to be ready, and many of them smell delicious. While we are sure to get new iPhones and new versions of both macOS and iOS, there are a […]
Commander One Is Better Than Finder Will Ever Be
As an experienced Mac user, you know how important Finder is to your daily routine. If you only want to open some images on your Desktop or do something similarly basic, Finder’s speed and simplicity is a benefit. But if you need more powerful tools, Finder doesn’t have much to offer. That’s where the world […]
How to Read Hexadecimal Source Code on macOS
When dealing with unusual files, looking at the actual bits that compose the file can be hugely valuable. If nothing else, you can read the file’s headers and decipher its purpose. Editing hexadecimal code is a complex business, but it can be done with a variety of hex editors in macOS. What is hexadecimal code, […]
Play NES, SNES, and N64 Games on macOS With a Console Emulator
You can play retro games on macOS with an emulator. An emulator imitates a console gaming system, allowing you to play console games on your Mac. With the instructions below, you can play retro games on macOS from NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, and a ton more. 1. Get a Console Emulator Emulating a […]
Find Your Silenced iPhone with iCloud and Siri
Phones are incredibly easy to misplace. They’re small, dark, and they travel everywhere we go. You might be familiar with the bedding dance many of us do when we wake up, shaking out our blankets until the phone thuds unceremoniously to the floor. When I lose my phone, it’s always in my house, or incredibly […]
7 Noise Generator Apps for Better Sleep and Work
Check out the best seven noise generator apps and white noise apps for your iPhone and iPad. These apps can help you improve your focus, sleep better, reduce anxiety, and enhance meditation. Tide — Best Overall Noise Generator App Tide is a little different from the other apps on our list. Rather than simply having […]
Connect Your Xbox One Controller to Your Mac
The Xbox One controller is one of the finest handheld controllers on the market. It’s a case study in usability and ergonomics. The total lack of major changes over the years is a testament of just how “right” Microsoft made the Xbox controller. No hard edges, everything is in easy rich, comfortable with any hand […]
Why is Your MacBook’s Bluetooth So Unreliable?
My first encounter with Bluetooth on my Mac was a mystifying experience. Whether devices were discovered seemed to be determined by eldritch forces beyond human comprehension. File transfer was hilariously unfinished, despite theroretically existing. The magic of Apple did not seem to extend to this backwater of wireless connectivity, and I shelved it in my […]
